Avanade launches APAC AI Modernization Hub in Malaysia

The new investments strengthen Avanade’s commitment to helping Asia Pacific organizations unlock AI’s full potential with Microsoft technology and human-centered innovation.

Avanade has unveiled a new APAC AI Modernization Hub in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The new hub brings together more than 100 AI and Microsoft technology specialists to accelerate AI transformation for midmarket organizations.

Specifically, the regional hub will offer Industry-specific solutions for financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and consumer goods. It will also provide end-to-end modernization services to get organizations AI-ready, including data, security, and cloud modernization.

The hub will also serve as an AI Co-Innovation Lab where clients can rapidly prototype, test, and scale AI solutions.

Apart from the hub, Avanade also announced the availability of the Avanade Agentic Platform. The purpose-built agentic AI platform enables midmarket organizations to scale AI confidently, securely, and with measurable business impact.

Built on Microsoft technologies, the Avanade Agentic Platform moves organizations beyond experimentation to deploy scalable, outcome-driven AI solutions. It combines Avanade’s deep Microsoft expertise, decade-long investment in AI, and its vision for responsible, human-centered innovation.

According to said Bhavya Kapoor, President of Avanade APAC, midmarket businesses in APAC are ready to embrace AI, but they need practical, ready-to-deploy solutions, not endless pilots. This is also the reason why the hub in Kuala Lumpur would fit in perfectly to support the high number of midmarket companies in the region.

“With Avanade AI Platform and our new AI Modernization Hub in Malaysia, we’re giving them the tools, expertise, and innovation ecosystem to transform operations, scale rapidly, and deliver real business value,” said Kapoor.

Supporting midmarket organizations with Microsoft

The Avanade Agentic Platform includes a library of pre-built, industry-specific agents and templates that integrate easily with tools like Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure Foundry — automating tasks, boosting productivity, and unlocking new insights while keeping people in control.

For Rachel Bondi, Corporate Vice President, SME+C, Asia at Microsoft, Avanade’s launch of Avanade Agentic Platform and its APAC AI Modernization Hub is a significant milestone for the rapidly growing and highly innovative Asia market.

“By bringing together Microsoft’s AI capabilities with Avanade’s deep industry expertise, we’re empowering organizations across Asia to innovate at speed, scale responsibly, and achieve measurable results,” said Bondi.

Both the AI Platform and APAC AI Modernization Hub are available today to support organizations at every stage of their AI journey — from first steps to full-scale transformation.

Avanade is the world’s leading expert on Microsoft is trusted by over 7,000 clients worldwide. In Asia Pacific, Avanade continues to focus on delivering reliable, AI-driven solutions that solve business challenges of all sizes and unlock the full potential of people and technology.

Serving as Microsoft’s "Client Zero" and earning, with Accenture, Microsoft’s Global SI Partner of the Year Award a record 19 times, Avanade combines global scale with local expertise in AI, cloud, data analytics, cybersecurity, ERP to create human-centered experiences.